Trump Commands NYT Photographer To Make Him Look ‘Thin’ In Photos | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump abruptly paused his remarks on the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to badger a photographer he claims has made him seem “heavy” in photographs.

After taking a dig on the “fake news,” Trump apparently noticed New York Times photographer Doug Mills within the crowd throughout his speech.

Mills gained a Pulitzer Prize final yr for photographing the second a bullet grazed Trump throughout an obvious assassination try in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024.

“Pulitzer Prize! Pulitzer Prize!” Trump exclaimed whereas gesturing within the route of Mills. “Right, Doug? He got one for the bullet. He had the bullet. But he got – how many Pulitzer Prizes? Three Pulitzer Prizes.”

Trump then appeared to reward the photographers straight in entrance of him, telling them, “All talented guys. These are great guys.”

But then the president gestured to the again of the room and clarified, “I don’t like the people back there,” sucking his enamel whereas the viewers laughed.

Directing his consideration again to Mills, Trump all of the sudden begged the photographer to start out making him look “thin” in photographs.

“Make me look thin for a change, Doug,” he jested. “You are making me look a little heavy. I’m not happy about it.”

Trump ceaselessly remarks on his physique, or that of others, in public. In October, he in contrast his seashore physique to former President Joe Biden’s and stated, “I’m not sure it would be appreciated on the beach, but I’m not gonna take a chance.”

Watch Trump’s remarks to Mills under.